One of the things I really love about this time of year is the sight of the brown cornfields. It means the doves are going to feed, the deer are going to be hanging around, and the squirrels just might be plentiful.

The 75000 or so deer on my property, only care about my more expensive annuals and leaving some ticks behind as a way of saying thanks, both my much loved pups got lyme disease this year. Personally I wish the season was open all year. I love Bambi and all, but the damn Deer are turning into majestic rats!

TJ, Yeah, Paula Dean was here earlier this week to open the remodeled and renamed (for her) Buffet restaurant at the local Riverboat Casino. it was Caesar's, then Balley's, now it is "The Horseshoe". SSDD. We have yet to try Paula's new franchise, but will sometime soon. The boat is only about 10 minutes (down the hill) for us. Our gripe with the Boat's Buffet is not with the food or service, but with the odor of stale tobacco that is very strong thru-out the building.